BILL NUMBER:  AB 1354
  VETOED	DATE: 10/11/2015




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1354 without my signature.

This bill requires an employer with 100 or more employees to submit
the details of their nondiscrimination program to the Department of
Fair Employment and Housing and to submit periodic reports of its
compliance with that program prior to becoming a contractor with the
state.

Currently, the department requires all state contractors to develop
and implement a nondiscrimination program meeting certain
requirements and also certify that they have done so, under penalty
of perjury. Furthermore, the department has existing authority to
require a contractor to submit this information prior to contracting
with the state, if noncompliance is suspected. In light of these
factors, I do not believe this bill is necessary at this time.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.